Experience

Hanover County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Court Appointed Special Advocate Coordinator

  • Jul 2006 - Present

  Recruit, train, and supervise volunteers to advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children in the court system; review, edit, and submit court reports to the clerk’s office and child’s guardian ad litem; ensures all program operations are in compliance with local policies and procedures, state regulations and national standards; writes and submits funding proposals; submits grant programmatic and financial reports; maintains case records; conducts evaluations of volunteers and program; participates with regional, state, and national CASA efforts to promote child advocacy; maintains regular contact with Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judge, Court personnel, social services staff, attorneys and other community agency representatives; plans and implements recognition activities; provides community education regarding the needs of abused and neglected children Show less



Coordinators 2, Inc.

• Richmond, VA

• Waiting Child Program Manager, Project Manager for Interactive CD-Rom, Waiting Child Program Adoptio

  • Jan 1998 - Dec 2004

  Monitored the Waiting Child Program including foundations, state and federal grant including data collection, reporting and evaluation; provided supervision to the Waiting Child Staff including staff evaluations and developing and revising job descriptions; participated in the hiring, evaluation and dismissal of staff; identified, solicited and secured funding; responsible for providing monthly and quarterly reports to Virginia Department of Social Services regarding grant expenses and status of children served; held monthly orientation meetings and training for families; developed content relevant to assessing and preparing children and families for adoption and methods to support the adoption; responsible for working closely with the CD-Rom production company regarding content, presentation and graphic designs; organized and conducted advisory group committee member meetings; provided concurrent planning services to birth parents and their children; prepared children and families for adoption including training and life book work; provided recruitment services for children with special needs utilizing technology such as development of video clips; assessed prospective parents’ readiness and ability to parent; completed home studies for adoptive parents; provided post-placement supervision for families and children. Show less



United Methodist Family Services

• Richmond, Virginia Area

• Residential Treatment Program Youth Counselor

  • Jun 1997 - Dec 1997

  Responsible for documentation, record-keeping and dispensing medication, taught students daily living skills and age-appropriate social skills, utilized negotiation skills to resolve conflicts, provided alternative solutions to behavior, implemented treatment plans for each youth, facilitated the group in informal problem solving by identifying problems, inviting problem ownership and expectations Responsible for documentation, record-keeping and dispensing medication, taught students daily living skills and age-appropriate social skills, utilized negotiation skills to resolve conflicts, provided alternative solutions to behavior, implemented treatment plans for each youth, facilitated the group in informal problem solving by identifying problems, inviting problem ownership and expectations



Jackson-Feild Homes

• Jarrat, VA

• Residential Treatment Program for Adolescent Females

  • Sep 1996 - May 1997

  Provided daily verbal and written behavioral feedback necessary to plan, develop and implement group and individualized treatment plans for students, responsible for the daily supervision and safety of students as well as meeting students’ physical, psychological, medical and spiritual needs Provided daily verbal and written behavioral feedback necessary to plan, develop and implement group and individualized treatment plans for students, responsible for the daily supervision and safety of students as well as meeting students’ physical, psychological, medical and spiritual needs